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I had the pleasure of talking to some MS2 who are interested in surgery recently regarding the most optimal way to set up the their third year clerkship. The general ideas are below: Try to take surgery clerkship in the latter half of the year if you can. It helps if you have a decent […]

On Friday UBVEVS organized an event at Gates Vascular Institute in the Jacobs Institute. The JI works with all vendors in medical technology in order provide the best care possible to patients by advancing technology and training physicians. It was an absolute priviledge to be there. Here are some interesting facts we learned about the […]

Today we were given an opportunity to try our hand at some surgical simulators in the brand new Jacobs School of Medicine in the downtown. We must say that it was quite a lovely experience. Obviously, the competitive sides of us came out, but it was all in good fun and learning. During this experience […]

Why did you choose vascular surgery? What will be the toughest aspect of this specialty for you? Why do you like our program? Why do you want to come here to train? What are your career goals? (i.e., what do you want do after residency, in 5 years, 10 years, etc.?) Tell me about yourself. […]

Please feel free to listen to the unedited version of the podcast episode I created for Surgery 101, sponsored by University of Alberta. It is on chronic venous insufficiency, a topic I believe students do not learn enough about in medical school. My recording starts at 1 minute mark. Enjoy! https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0vXFPRoqBg0NWJ3R2ljaVBSSmM

Missions: Promote, encourage and improve the dissemination of knowledge concerning all aspects of vascular disease and health. Provide relevance of vascular surgery to many other surgical subspecialties, including but not limited to general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, colorectal surgery, transplant, etc, serving as a common platform to engage inter-professional communication and collaboration. Provide […]